Ben Thanh

TikTok accompanies promoting digital commerce and tourism in HCM City with a series of events

Sunday, Dec 17, 2023

The series of events of the HCM Shopper entainment Festival 2023-Bến Thành Heritage Market took place last week to enhance digital transformation to promote local tourism development while supporting medium and small businesses.

Shopkeepers at traditional markets forced to cut staff, even close down

Tuesday, Apr 12, 2022

Tran Kim Thu, who owns a clothes stall in Ben Thanh Market in HCM City, says: “The maximum sales per day now are only around VND2 million (US$87). It must be at least VND6 million ($262) to break even.”

Three top travel agencies to equitise soon

Saturday, Aug 31, 2019

Three leading travel agencies in Viet Nam, which own a range of luxury hotels, look set to equitise by the end of next year.

City seeks more funds for metro lines 1, 2

Thursday, Jan 11, 2018

HCM City authorities have proposed increasing capitalisation for the city’s first two metro lines as the projects continue to face a capital shortage.

First HCMC metro tracks due this month

Monday, Oct 09, 2017

The first set of tracks and sleepers will be installed on HCM City’s 19.7km metro line No 1 from Ben Thanh Market to Suoi Tien Tourist Park on October 23, the director of the project has said.

HCMC to extend Metro Line 2

Tuesday, Sep 26, 2017

HCM City is planning to extend Metro Line No 2 Ben Thanh – Tham Luong by 9.3 km.

1st HCMC metro line to get tracks next month

Monday, Sep 11, 2017

Progress on the metro continues, but a tax dispute has left some necessary equipment languishing at port, Le Nguyen Minh Quang, head of the HCM City Management Authority for Urban Railways told a press briefing on Friday.

Mekong Capital inks fourth investment with jewelry retailer

Saturday, May 06, 2017

Mekong Capital on Friday announced that its Mekong Enterprise Fund III Ltd (MEF III) has committed to invest US$7.6 million in Ben Thanh Jewelry Joint Stock Company.

HCM City asks State for additional $2b of ODA

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017

HCM City authorities have asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Finance to allocate an additional VND48.762 trillion (US$2.14 billion) of official development assistance (ODA) in the next three years, with VND8 trillion ($352.33 million) allocated for...